Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1894 — Page 7

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

Washington has a smallpox scare. Outlaws hare full sWay in the Indian Territory. s>The bituminous coal mines at Standton are running day and night to supply orders. The Hawaiian government will probably purchase a residence at Washington for its legation. San Diego and other Southern California towns were shaken by a series of earthquakes, October 23. A heavy fog prevailed at New York all day, Sunday, and all incoming vessels were seriously delayed. Billiard Champion Ives, at New York, Monday night, in a practice game, piled up 600 points in eight innings: —JLstrong flow of natural gas has been struck by Well-driiiers on the farm of J. P. Harbison, at Parksville, Ivy. 6 The Carrie Furnace Company, of Pittsburg, has advanced the wages of day laborers from $1.05 to $1.20 per day. “The National Postage Movement” has been organized at Chicago. It’s purpose Is to secure one-ceut letter postage. Fifth Auditor Holcomb, in his annual report, announces a deficit in the foreign mission fund for the year of $90,000. Officials of the State Department have received Information that seventy Anarchists are on their way to America. An epidemic of is raging at Bera, Union and Waco villages, in the eastern part of Madison county.Kjl Leading Democrats at Washington are said to admit that Congressman Wilson, of West Virginia, is in danger of defeat. Breckenridge’s appeal against the verdict given Miss Pollard has been dismissed, and the case is now out of court. The Altnrus Commercial Company, of Hadley, the largest commercial concern in Southeastern Idaho, has applied for a receiver. Geuda Springs, Salt City and Winfield, Kas., were visited by a tornado, Monday. . Great destruction resulted No lives were lost. 3 Geo. Gould, through T. G. Dewey, tho dog fancier at Detroit, Monday, bought two famous female pointers, for which he paid $2,200. Justice Jackson, of the Supremo Court, Is in failing health and will not sit on tho bench any more this term. He will spend the winter in Florida. *:Ex-Governor Bedle, of New Jersey, died at St, Luke’s Hospital, New York,-Sun-day, from the prostration resulting from a serious surgical operation, BE. F. Stapley, a wealthy resident of London, England, after twenty years’ search, has found his brother James, poor and sick, at Kansas City Mo. At Baraboo, Wis., Monday, Matthew Lauer, aged twenty, took a drink of aconite, thinking it was whisky. He died before medical aid could reach him. At Eminence, Ky., Sunday, Janies Williams, a young white man, shot and fatally wounded Matt Sherley, a negro woman, and Frank Booker, a white man. Mayor Guy G. Majors, of Toledo, 0., is threatened with impeachment for alleged violation of the law in regard to bookkeeping in the municipal departments, A vein of cemont 100 feet has been struck near Williamsport, Pa, New York assayers say It is the best in tho world. A plant will bo at once built to turn out 1,000 barrels a day. ■ Tho executive committee of tho Woman’s Christian Temperance Union has Issued a call for a special season of consecration and prayer, to bo held upon Wednesday of next week. • Many of tho Connecticut savings banks have given notice to depositors having more than $10,009 to draw down their deposits, so as to relieve the banks from the operatian of tho income tax law. Tho Fall River weavers are gaining In their strike. They have caused tho stoppage of 3,500 looms since Saturday, and Tuesday only 25,600 looms out of nearly 60,000 in the city were running. United States District Attorney Macfarlane, at New York, will enter suit against ex-Vice-Prcsidcnt Morton for violation of the alien contract labor law because of the importation of Howard, the English coachman. President Cleveland and ex-President Harrison both arrived In New York City, Wednesday. Mr. Harrison will probably make a number of speeches in New York State in behalf of Mr. Morton and the Republican ticket. The coffee bark, Dom Pedro 11. arrived at Baltimore, brings word from ltlo Janeiro that over sixtypersons were killed by the explosion of dynamito in an insurgent magazine, upon which government soldiers were making a raid. L. H. Lowe, a farmer living near Holcomb, 111., and a man of considerable wealth, committed suicido by fastening a log chain around a beam in the barn and then to his neck, hanging himself by jumping from a wagon. No reason Is assigned for the act. Colonel Breckenridge spoke at Winchester, Ky., Monday, In behalf of Democratic candidates and principles. He was given a cordial reception, and it is believed his campaign will develope a sentiment that will make him a strong candidate for United States Senator The “Public Stock and Produce Exchange,” of Pittsburg, a “wild cat” Institution, was closed by tho police, Saturday, and the officers placed under arrest. Most of the unfortunate investors are women, who were deluded into the idea that an easy road to affluence had been discovered. Hugh J. Grant was named as Tammanv’s candidate for mayor of New York, Friday, in place of Mr. Strauss, withdrawn. This action is regarded by Democrats at Washington as practically Insuring tho election of Mr. Hill as Governor. The Northern Pacific has completed arrangements with tho Tacoma Land Company for tho latter to bulid & two-million • bushel wheat warehouse, 750 by 200 feet, two stories high, at Tacoma, Wash., to be completed at the commencement of next season’s grain shipment. Four grandchildren of Bishop William Taylor, Methodist missionary Bishop of Africa, perished in the burning house of their father. Rev. Ross Taylor, at Nyack N, Y.. Monday. In addition one man was so seriously burned that he will die and two others were dangerously Injured. When Secretary Smith was asked what he should recommend to prevent permanently tfae lawlessness and reign of terror that now exists in the Indian Territory, he said: “Abrogate the treaties, abolish the tribal relations, establish a territorial government and extend the jurisdiction

of the United States over the whole Territory.” Joseph Hendeschier was seized with rabies in Central Park, New York, and it) took the combined efforts of four park policemen and his two friends to ar.-esQ him. He barked like a dog and grew sq ravenous that he was taken to BellevuJ Hospital. Ho will probably be removedj to the Pasteur Institute, where be was ai patient. Secretary Smith has requested the Secretary of War to send troops to the Indian! Territory to suppress the lawless band* which have been operating there, and in' the adjacent country. Accompanying the request was a communication Secretary; Smith received from the Indian Territory detailing the deplorable condition of at-' fairs thcro. - The body of Colonel A. J. Williams,, who was killed in the battle of the Wil4 derness during the rebellion, and buried; near Selma, was exhumed for re-interment' in another cemetery, Holiday, and was found in a perfect state of preservation, the features being unchanged. Hundreds of old friends and soldiers who fought, under him viewed his remains.

An equestrian statue of Major-General George B. McClelland was unveiled on the North Plaza of the City Hail, Philadelphia, Wednesday. The General's! widow and their son, Colonel George B. McClelland: Governors Pattison, of Pennsylvania; Werts, of New Jersey; Reynolds, of Delaware; McCorkle, of West and Fishback, of Arkansas; Major General Schofield, Commandor-in-Chief of the Army, and other equally disting- 1 uished persons were present. A mysterious plague has suddenly broken out in and about Wardner, Idaho, in the Cour d’Alene mining country, and ; within the last few days several hundred, people have been stricken, most of whom are miners. Tho local physicians are baffled as to the origin or nature of the epU demic, and Spokane physicians have been called to go to Wardner for consultation. No deaths are as yet reported. Tho Democrats of Oklahoma have in: augurated a novel way of campaigning In each county local candidates have purchased large tents and seats, with restaurant outfits attached, and they go ovei their district by townships. The tents are pitched ten miles apart from night tq night, and during the day runners voters, who are dined and wined in thq tent, after which speeches are inflicted upon them. On many occasions meetings have lasted nearly all night.

JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE,

The historian, died at London, Saturday. Mr. Froudc was born in 181,8 and had lillcc a distinguished part In classical literature His writings were voluminous. Mr Fronde’s latest works are, “The English in Ireland in tho Eighteenth Century.’ threo volumes. 1871-74; “Caesar: a Sketch” 1879; “Rcminisconcences of tho Iligl Church Revival,” and a novel publisher a few years ago. It dealt with Irish life and was not successful. Ilis “Reminiscences of Carlysle” appeared in 1881. anc the famous biography of Carlyle i few years later.

The collapse of the “discretionary pools’ at Pittsburg started inquiries in Chicago and the result of the Investigation is startling. It reveals tho existence in Chicagi of a large number of such concerns which are doing a rushing business. It is saic they have taken in $4,(XX),000 or t0,000,0* during tho year. There are fifteen oi twenty concerns located in the back office: of buildings In the Board of Trade quartei running what they call “speculativ* pools.” Many of them. fit «is said, hav< been immensely successful to those ii charge. Miss Nellie Farrell, of South Brooklyn. N. Y., died of peritonitis, Saturday night, from eating peanuts to excess. She was operated upon after she entered the hospital on Friday evening. On the day she was taken ill she had eaten a quarto! peanuts, and, although she seemed somewhat relieved after tho operation on Friday, she died on Saturday night. One ol tho physicians of the hospital who witnessed the operation said that the intestines wore found to be totally obstructed with peanuts which had not been chewed. Tho girl had simply swallowed them whole after shelling them. Custom house officials at Port Townsend, Wash., havo discovered a scheme whereby It is estimated thht 500 pauper Japanese have been admitted this year. The only restriction to Importation is that each applicant for admission mu9t possess S3O. It now develops that when a party of pauper Japanese arrives In Victoria they are met there by agents from this side, who supply each with S3O and a ticket Into this country. Upon arriving here the Japanese are taken to the custom house, examined, and, as each ha! tho requisite amount, the party is passed. Before starting for interior points th< money is returned to the agent, wlic crosses the line again to await anothci party. Gov. McKinley spoke at Hnntingtoa W. Va., Monday. This place is In Hon W. L. Wilson’s district Both the railroads and boats on the Ohio river brought in excursionists who formed as responsive an audience as the Governor has yet addressed. No special reference was made to Congressman Wilson, contrary to general expectation, although the tariff law of which he is the author was vigorously assailed. Tho Governor frankly state I that there were unquestionably mistake! in the tariff law of 1890, but insisted that they were all on the side of America. Tin Wilson law is found to contain more than six hundred errors, but not one of then was In the interest of America. “They did not legislate for America, even by accident,” exclaimed McKinley.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A nine-year-old till tapper was arrested at Brazil. Charles Helper was dangerously shot by a tramp at Elkhart. BDiphtberetic croup has closed tho schools at Decatur. " Henry Cramer was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for stealing a coat at Brazil. The plant of the Arcade File Company, at Anderson, will double its manufacturing capacity. The company now'employs 400 persons. The NaturaLGas Company has served notice on consumers at Huntington-that on November 1 all supplies,to factories will be cut off. Christopher Matthews received a $550 judgment against the L. E. & W. railway in the Anderson Circuit Court for being kicked off a train. - Hammond sends out the report that winterracing on the Roby race-track will begin November 16, continuing until January 1, if not later. Twenty-five saloon-keepers at FJwood refuse to take out city license, but are Bt.il! doing business. Only ten saloons complied with the ordinance. During the sale of finely bred Poland China hogs at Portland seventy-six head were sold for $2,989. Buyers were present from Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. James Livingstone, who killed his son-in-law, Wosner, at Lebanon, in August, was acquitted, Tuesday;by the jury finding a verdict of “not guilty.” Livingstone pleaded “self defense.” Crystal, the two-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lulu Salyer, of Muncie, while hunting for candy in tho hand sachel owned by the little one’s grandmother, found a morphine pill and ate it. Death resulted. A tramp who had been refused supper by Mrs. Deitrich Bunk, near Decatur, is supposed to have set lire to her husband’s barn. .Two Norman stallions, seven Jersey cows, and much other property Was consumed. Phillip Mowrer, an honored resident of Greens buror, has been presented with a handsome gold-headed cano by his Masonic friends in recognition of his eightyfifth birthday, Mr. Mowrer has been a Mason for sixty-two years. 4 Frank Sharp, an i nmate of the Montgomery county asylum, revenged himself because of an unsatisfactory supper by attempting to burn the institution. He started a fire in his bedding and the damage was confined to his room. ; " James Stucker, convicted at Salem of trying to wreck a Monon train, and awaiting transfer to the prison south, attempted suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. His wife also swallowed a similar potion, and both are reported beyond recovery. Larrimer Bros’ photograph gallery at Marion was completely wrecked by a natural gas explosion, Wednesday, Miss Grace Speakman, a retoucher, was fatally Injured. Three other persons received very serious injuries. Mrs. Charles Wimmer and son Louis were killed by a train at a railroad crossing near Indianapolis, Saturday. They were in a buggy and the horse became frightened and plunged in front of the engine. The buggy wqs demolished but the horse escaped without injury. * The molten glass in Thompson’s greenglass bottle-works at Gas City was permitted to get too hot, aud before it could be cooled nearly forty tons leaked through Into the air tunnel, necessitating closing down until the mischief can be repaired. It will require two weeks to rebuild. Tho damage exceeded SI,OOO. While employes were ; casing a gas well near Fountaintown, a bystander carelessly struck a match, and instantly there was an explosion. Martin Archibald, Plutarch Montrose and Edgar Tyner were seriously, if not fatally, burned and the Morehead brotliers.contractors,and James Tyner yvere seriously injured. The Soldiers’ Monument Commissioners have made their quarterly report, showing that the total receipts in three months from admissions and other sources wpre $2,139.20. Tho cascade contractors say they will finish their work by Nov. 20. The new pedestal for the Morton statue is being cut, and the commissioners want to sell the old pedestal as a memento. During a repent session of the grand jury of Vigo county some time was spent In examining: the law providing for the punishment of drunkards,and a report was submitted to the presiding judge embodying the views of that body. The grand jury to6k the position that drunkenness Is a disease and that the sentencing of habitual drunkards to jail does not tend to reformation. It was recommended that the State establish one or more institutions for tho treatment of drunkenness, and that persons known to be habituai drunkards be sent to these institutions Instead of to jail. The Epworth League, of the Richmond district, held a meeting at Hagerstown, and resolved to ask every chapter In the district to pledge an offering at Thanksgiving toward raising the debt of the parent missionary board, which was con 17, traded by advancing money to hold the mission field during the stringent times. The indebtedness is $401,000, but all but 110,000 has been pledged. John Waldz, an old resident of Cambridge City, shot himself and his three-year-oid son, Monday morning, at 11 o’clock, and both will die. Family trouble Is given as the cause of tho act. In each case the bullet pierced the abdomen. Husband and wife have been separated for two weeks and she has been staying with relatives. She arrived, however, at the bedside of the dying ones within a few minutes after the deed had been done. The affair has created unusual excitement there. Nathan Meyer, of the Pioneer Hat Works of Wabash, three years ago contracted with Oscar Busch, a printer of New York, placing him in charge of tho file lettering of the hats. One month ago he demanded S2O a week and a two years’ contract, which was agreed to. Then he announced his intention of returning East unless he was paid $65 a week. This proposition was declined and Mr. Meyer closed down his works. Two hundred employes are temporarily laid off. A suit for $">.000 damages has been filed against Mr. Busch, r :. Patents have been granted to Indiana eßliensi C. E. Adamson. Muncie, tarncolor attachment for printing presses; N. P. Bowsher. South Bend, feed mill; Nordyke A Marmnn Co., assignees, Indianapolis, dust collector; Bulcqnbofsr A Weiss

Terre Haute, coal box; C. H. James, Wabash. spraying machine; J. Furr, assignee, Veedersburg, over-check relnbolder; A. Befer, assignee, Veedersburg, churn; J. W. Pile, Marietta, delivery wagon; Z.‘ Wirt, Monticello, umbrella. A special election will be held in Noble township, Wabash county, on the 3d December, on the proposition to vote $55,000 to the Big Four Railway Company, looking to rebuilding the shops of the Mlchican division, recently destroyed by fire. In consideration of this subsidy, thq company agrees to expend $200,000 in needed improvements at Wabash. Jasper Clapper, aged eighty, of Anderson, died, Sunday, in the county jail, where he had been confined one year. He was the father of John and Shelby Clapper, the loaders of the notorious gang. He did not know of his sons’ crimes until they were taken to the penitentiary. Disgrace overcame his reason, and ho went mad. Death finally relieved him. John and Shelby are serving long terms at Michigan City. The gang of outlaws was one of the most notorious in Indiana. George Rose, of Wabash, became violently insane and attempted to kill his wife. He was locked up. Rose has been a hard drinker, but eighteen months ago took the ; gold cure. His nervous system was apparently shattered by the treatment, and, it is thought, has now culminated in insanity.

j. ADAM BEDE'S RESIGNATION.

Marshal J. Adam Bede, of North Dakota, has resigned because he was not willing to comply with the President’s order forbiding Federal office holders from active participation In political campaigns. Attorney-General Olney accepted the resignation in a letter which concludes as follows; “I have just been obliged to call for tho resignation of a United States marshal, who beginning a political campaign With speech making, ended by shooting, and is now under an indictment for murder. From the tone and temper of your letter, it would not be surprising to find you in a like predicament should you undertake to bo a political worker and United States Marshal at the same time. Undue excitement and recklessness are almost inevitable when to the ordinary political partisanship is added the personal interest inseparable from office hold ng. Your resignation as Marshal is accepted to take effect upon the appointment and qualification of your successor.” The executive order referred to was issued by Mr. Cleveland in 1886.

THE RUSSIAN HEIR-PRESUMPTIVE.

Grand Duke Michael So Deolnred By an Imperial Decree. ~4 An imperial decree was published at St Petersburg, Oct. 24, declaring Grand Duke Michael, the third son of the Czar, the heir to the throne in succession to his brother. Grand Duke Nicholas, the Czarewitch, and present heir apparent. The Grand Duke George, the second son, has renounced his rights of accession, In view of tho fact that his condition is considered hopeless. The Grand Duke Michael was born Dec. 5, 1878, and Is therefore not quite sixteen years old.

FORTUNE IN WHALES.

The steam whaler Narawhal came into San Francisco port Monday morning and landed the happiest lot of whalers that has arrived there this season. TheNarawhal’s cruise in the Arctic regions extended over a period of thirty-two months. During that time she took thir-ty-nine whales, which it is estimated will net her owners nearly half a million dollars. The men In the forecastle, figuring on the pro rata of the profits of the cruise, estimate they have SI,OOO each coming to them, and of course are jubilant. The Narawhal’s big catch was made last year in the vicinity of McKenzie river.

6 Richard Goerdler, the New York crank who challenged Emperor William to fight a duel some years ago. called at the residence of Dr. Bryant, in New York, while President Cleveland was there, Oct. 25, and demanded to see tho President on “business of national importance.” He A\as persuaded to leave. Goerdler told Dr. Bryant that he had been trying to see tho President for two years In order to wipe away the stain which was put upon him by incarceration in a lunatic asylum in Germany. He said he challengd Emperor William to a difel, but the latter was a coward and had put him in an asylum. President Cleveland was the only man who could wipe away the stain now resting upon him. As he left the house Goerdler promised that he would call again.

THE MARKETS.

Oct. 27, 1894. Indl»n»i)i>Ht. GRAIN AND HAY. WrntAT— 4Bc: corn, 52c; oats, 32>£c; rye, 44c; hay, choice timothy, $8.50. I.IVK STOCK. Cattle Shippers, $2.5034.50: Stockers, $2.25(<53.00; heifers, cows, $1(33.35; bulls, $1.50(<53; milkers, <IB.OO n) 40.00. H0g5—54.00(35.80. Sheep— sl.oo(33.oo. POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. (Prices Paid by Shippers.) Poultry- Hens, 7c per lb; spring chickens, 7c; cocks, 3c; turkeys, toms, 3c; hens, 5c per lb; yonng turkeys, 7)<c; ducks, 6c per lb; geese, $4.80(a!55.40 per doz. for choice. Eggs— Shippers paying 16c. Butter— Choice, lO^liSc. 11 ONE! —18! of 20c Feathers— Prime geese, 30@32c per lb; mixed duck, 20c per lb. Beeswax— 2oc for yellow; 15c for dark. Wool— Medium unwashed, 12c; Cottswold and coarse combing, 10;3l2c; tubwashed. l(K£18c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. Hides— No. J G. S. hides, No. 2 G. S. hides, j%c; No. 1 calf hides, 6>£c; No. 2 call hides, 4j£c. Chicago. Wheat—sl4ic; corn, 49)<c; oats, pork, $12.35; lard, $7.30. Mew York. Wheat— s4%c; corn, 55c; Oats, 33%g. Baltimore. Wheat— 53?£c; corn, 54c; oats, 34%c. St. Loai«. Wheat—4BXc; corn, 46}£c; oats, 28Xc. i*ltlla<lelplil«. Wheat—sßc; corn, oats, 35>£c. Minneapolis Wheat— No. 1 hard. 57#c. Cincinnati. Wheat— SOJtfc; corn, 52c: oats, 3QXc. Detroit. Wheat— s4kc; corn 56c; oats, 32Jfe. Eaet Liberty. Ho«»—[email protected],

A CHINESE ROUT.

Fap&nMe Again Victorious at the Ya-L*o Hirer. A Chemulpo cable, Oct. 26, says; Dispatches from Wi Ju, dated midnight, give details of the battle fought between the Chinese and Japanese across the Ya Loo river. Gen. Nodzu, the Japanese chief of itaff, it appears, succeeded in getting the oain body of The Japanese Army across the Ya-Loo river without mishap before iayllght on Thursday. Then Col. Sato was sent forward at the head of a flying jolumn on a reconnoitering expedition, ind discovered the enemy occupying a lorilfied position near the village of Fuihong, on the right bank of the Ya-Loo river. In spite of the fact that he had no irtiilery at his disposal, Col. Sato immeifately attacked the Chinese, and a fierce sght followed. The Chinese fought desjerately and stubbornly. The attack bejan at 10 o’clock in the morning and lastid until noon, when the Chinese began wavering, broke and eventually retired In treat disorder, falling back upon Kulien:has. The troops commanded by Colonel Sato, ifter the Chinese had retired, set to work ipon the demollshment of the fortifications of Fushong. Inside the fortifications they found two hundred Chinese lead. The Japanese also captured a numbor of prisoners, among whom was a Chllese officer, who stated that the position was held by eighteen battalions of Chinese troops. The Japanese, escorting their prisoners, then marched In the direction )f General Nodzu’s main body, with the mention of rejoining it. The number of Chinese wounded is not known. The Japinese lost five officers and ninety men killed and wounded.

FOREIGN.

4 The French Chamber of Deputies eonrened Tuesday. Lord Randolph Churchill and his wife vre at Yokohama. Yellow fever is raging on the west coast »f Central America. 2lt is now reported that the Ameer of Afghanistan has the gout. Six men were killed by a powder explosion at Athens, Monday. Sanchez, the Mexican bandit chief, was ihot to death by the police, Oct. 22. Friday’s dispatches from Livadia state that the Czar is apparently much better. English anarchists are vacating their haunts at London and proceeding to the United States. Guatemala and Mexico may go to war. Troops are being massed on the frontier hy both powers. Costa Rica has succeeded In negotiating In London the loan with which she intends io complete her railroads. The Chilian government has granted imnesty to all persons accused of politi:al crimes prior to Aug. 28,1889. There is a great feeling between Conlervatives and the Liberals In the United States of Colombia. The former, or Catholic party, are said to be well armed and prepared to resist the uprising believed to ae Imminent.

The Austrian government has notified ;he porte that until an Inquiry is made nto his antecedents it cannot accept Hour! Bey as the new Turkish ambassalor. The Czar lingers in about the same conlition in which ho has been for some tim< cast. Officials are said to bo much dissatisfied with Prof. Zacharin, the. Czar’s phydcian, and ho is charged with incompeicncy. A dispatch from Yokohama, says thaf iliree thousand houses have been iestroyed by a succession of violent •arthquake shocks. As far as known 25( fives have been lost, and a large numbei if people have been injured. The authorities at Shanghai have asked ill foreign consuls to instruct foreigners lot to go into the eountry on business oi pleasure, as tho soldiers of the Kansu province would probably not understand lhe reason of their presence. Information lias been received at the Vatican that a number of mission stations ii China havo been destroyed and theii Inmates massacred. Other Christians ilso have been threatened. The powers vill be requested by tho Vatican to take steps for the protection of its workers Id ihe Chinese mission fields.

The Paris Figaro asserts that ROnmania las joined the triple alliance, composed oi .\ustria, Italy and Germany, and declares liiat the visit of tho King of Servia to Vienna and Berlin was in contemplation if a still further change in the Dreijiind. 4 It has been decided that the Reichstag vill open on Nov. 15, and this event will je combined with the formal laying of the :orner-stone of the new Reichstag buildng. which is now nearly completed. The Cmpcror will make a speech upon this iccasion.

CHINESE SCHEMES.

Lrr»«t of LI Hung Chang’s F«mil* Spy In Japan. i A Vancouver, B. C., special, Oct. 25, ays: Among advices by tho Empress of lapan is news of the arrest at Hiroshima <f a female spy, who gave her name as )taia. She has been using her wits with •.fleet among Japanese officials, and had everal of them at her beck and call, with ■lie result that she was piling up a mag-li-ficent load of information for wily old A Hung Chang, one of whose extensive ■ouschold, it appears, she was a member, ffie is beautifn! and accomplished, and, is slie spoke Japanese fluently, was adnirably fitted for the work to which she 'as assigned. Her accent betrays her 'hinese birth. The officers who havo been >aying for her smiles with military secrets will pay the penalty of their rashicss. -r

MORE EDUCATION WANTED.

In his speech at Minneapolis Wedneslay night, Thomas B. Reed said: “For .he next two years there are two fixed acts—first, the President and Senate are Democratic; consequently, if the House s Republican, a* we expect to make it. It vill simply educate the people. The other ixed fact is that the Senate bill is a law. Whatever good there may be In It may be ihown by trial. Meanwhile, the matter Ming in a large measure settled, onr duty s to seek a way ont of these present misfortunes, Education Is absolutely eaaententlal to the Nation.”

OBJECTIONABLE ART.

■aiwyoaa Standards Not Alts gstarn As. eeptabl# at Washington, At Its last session Congress votod Is accept a painting called “Love and Life,* offered to the American people bp the English grtlst Watts, The picture was exhibited at the World’s Fair. It represents “Love” as a nude young woman,leaning against a node voons man. wW personifies “Life.” The figures are Ufa size. There is nothing suggestive of erfl in the paiatlng.’and it has been ranch admired. After Congress had accepted the painting, Secretary Gresham wrote to the painter that his gift to the American people would be hung In the White Hoose. But Secretary Gresham did not reckon with Col. John M. Wilson, the Superintendent of Public Buildings. The picture Is all ready to take its place of honor upon the White House walls, but Co). WRlon says that it Is too immoral to occupy » place there. He will not bang the painting, be says, unless President Cleveland orders it to be hung. In his capacity as Superintendent of Buildings Col. Wilson has authority over all such matters.

AMBASSADOR BAYARD.

The Distinguished Delaware Democrat Talks on the Situation. Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United States Ambassador to Great Britain, addressed s great Democratic mass meeting at Dover, Del., Tuesday night. Mr. Bayard spelts it length, and charged the Republican party with the responsibility for all financial and all othentr°ubles that afflict tbs country. They were, he said, bat tbs natural outcome of Republican legislation. He had predicted the results which had been reached and was not surprised, but only grieved, tbqt his predictions ot evil for the countiy from Republican methods nad been verified, Mr, Bayard dwelt upon the bad effects of Republican tariff and sliver legislation and compared tiie condition existing In 1802 to that which caused France to be swept on to deduction by the revolution of 1789. Mr. Bayard said: 3 The attitude of President Harrison and t>f the men whom he had in his Cabinet especially Secretary of the Treasury Foster, as he sat there smirking and rabbling bis hands and smiling—they all said, “This will outlast this administration, ind the Democrats shall shoulder the rain that our incompetency and corrupt 100 have wrought.” This is the troth; this is the truth. It stands written on the tkj; It stands written forever In history.

NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.

rhe Differences Finally Settled BysMvtrat Concessions. A meeting of the leaders of the Democratic factions in New York, was held at the Park Avenue Hotel, Tuesday. Terms of a compromise was reached whereby the State Democracy will be given two o the eight Congressional districts. Tbo understanding is that Daniel E. Sickles and James J. Walsh will be persuaded to pull out of the race. The compromise was arranged at a conference which was held at noon between Senator Faulkner, chairman of the Democratic Congressional campaign committee; ex-Mayor W. B. Brace, representing the State Democracy; Police Commissioner Martin and Msyer Btlroy, representing Tammany and Senator David B. Hill.

A NEW YORK SENSATION,

There is an alleged defect In the new ;oDStltution of New York, upon the adoption of which the voters will be required to pass judgment Nov. 6, which will ireate a legislative hiatus if adopted! The discovery was made by Henry T. Utley, a lawyer of Waterville, N. Y. The buiden of the discovery is that if the eonititution is adopted there will be no Legislature In 1895, and the candidates elected this year will not meet at Albany next winter. The new constitution, after making the new appointment, provides for the election of Senators and Asaemblymen under It in November, 1895, and then provides that the constitution, \% approved, shall go Into effect Jan. 1. 1896. The discovery has created a sensation around political headquarters of all parties.

WARLIKE JAPAN.

A Hiroshima cable, October 23, says: The special sessions of the Japanese closed Monday., The bills introduced by the government to farther the progress of the war were passed unanimously. Iq addition, the Diet presented a memorandum to the Cabinet earnestly requesting the government to execute the imperial declaration in order to achieve a complete victory over the Chinese and to restonf peace in the East, while raising the glare of the nation. The Diet also recommend-! ed that China be severely punished and ig a manner which would not permit of bey being able again to disturb the peace of the East Finally the Diet recommenced that the ministers should let it be distinctly known that Japan will nottoleratq any foreign Intervention which would pre» vent her attaining the objects of the waz^

TERROR IN KANSAS.

Four Men Bob Every glare In Wntov*. Four men robbed every store and thy postoffice In the village of Watova, a station on the Kansas A Arkansas Valley road, 125 miles west of Ft Smith, Ark., Monday might. A holdup at Taiala, six miles this side of Watova, was anticipated, but did not take place. John Varna has been captured and Is in jail. A reign of terror prevails all along the line froas Ft Gibson to Coffeyville, Kas. Clerks and merchants in all the towns go well armed in their places of business. Two of the train robbers who held op » train at Aqnla Creek; Va., OcL 12, an believed to have been arrested at Comberland, Md. A poach containing a part dt the booty was also recovered. The men are known as Searcey and Morgan, bat the names are believed to be fictiliooSL The maximum penalty for train robbery In Virginia is death, and the minimum l» twenty years’ confinement at hard labor. George H. Adams and Samuel Bierer, who visited Pullman by direction of thy citizens of Hiawatha. Kas., to Investlgaty the Pullman club, reported at a meeting of stockholders that the scheme of cut- , •rating a co-operative manufactory at K- t awatba • racticabie. > * ;' *• . **-r ~ r~- —